The use of long-term datasets for informing and evaluating air quality policy initiatives

Q3 Environmental Science

Clean Air Journal Pub Date : 2019-12-17 DOI:10.17159/CAJ/2019/29/2.7723

Kristy E. Langerman

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Abstract

Political institutions generally desire to use the best available scientific evidence when formulating policy. In South Africa, the declaration of the Priority Areas where ‘ambient air quality standards are being, or may be, exceeded’ (according to the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004) is an example of a policy initiative that was prompted by quantitative evidence – measurements of ambient air pollution levels. National Priority Areas have been declared in the Vaal Triangle in 2006, in the Highveld in 2007 and in the WaterbergBojanala region in 2012.

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使用长期数据集为空气质量政策举措提供信息和评估

政治机构通常希望在制定政策时使用现有的最佳科学证据。在南非，宣布“正在或可能超过环境空气质量标准”的优先领域（根据《国家环境管理：空气质量法》，2004年）是由定量证据——环境空气污染水平测量——推动的政策举措的一个例子。2006年，瓦尔三角地区、2007年Highveld地区和2012年Waterberg-Bojanala地区宣布了国家优先地区。

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Clean Air Journal Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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1.80

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8 weeks

期刊介绍： Clean Air Journal is the official publication of the National Association for Clean Air, a not-for-profit organisation. Clean Air Journal is a peer-reviewed journal for those interested in air quality, air quality management, and the impacts of air pollution relevant to Africa. The focus of the journal includes, but is not limited to: Impacts of human activities and natural processes on ambient air quality Air quality and climate change linkages Air pollution mitigation technologies and applications Matters of public policy regarding air quality management Measurement and analysis of ambient and indoor air pollution Atmospheric modelling application and development Atmospheric emissions Other topics on atmospheric physics or chemistry with particular relevance to Africa The scope of the journal is broad, but the core theme of the journal is air quality in Africa.